Bale tie forming machine



March 13, 1951 J. H. YOUNG BALE TIE FORMING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 17, 1947 INVENTOR JACOB-H. YOUNG ATTORNEY March 13, 1951 J. H. YOUNG BALE TIE FORMING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 17, 1947 INVENTOR. JACOB H. YOUNG ATTORNEY.

' embodyin the present invention;

Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,545,332 BALE TIE FORMING MACHINE Jacob H. Young, Wcbster Groves, Mo.- Application March 17, 1947, Serial No. 735,154

This invention relates generally to wire-form- 6 Claims (c1.140- '73) ing machines and, more particularly, to bale tie- I forming machines.

Heretofore, farmers have been in the practice of purchasing baling wire in bulk and fastening it crudely by hand around bales ofhay and straw, or buying pre-formed bale ties from supply houses at a very substantial price. Most farmers dislike the inefficient method of manually twisting the opposite ends of a piece of baling wire together with pliers or other hand tools as the bale is bein formed, and bale ties of this crude type...cannot be readily used inmost existing types of baling mach nes.

because of the high cost of the pro-formed bale ties, most farmers would prefer to manufacture their own bale ties in spare moments in the evening or during the long winter months when the weather prevents outside work. For these reasons, a compact, inexpensive, and easily ma- On the other'hand,

nipulable machine for forming bale ties has long been needed.

Itis hence the primary object of the present invention to provide a bale tie-forming machine which is reliable and durable in operation, economically produced and is sturdy and rugged in construction.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a bale tie-forming machine which, by its,simplicity, requires no developed skill to operate.

With the above and other objects in view, my

invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings (two sheets) Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bale tie-formingmachine constructed in accordance'with and Figure 2 is aside elevational view;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view;

Figure 4 is arear elevational view;

Figure 5 is a perspective'view of the bale tieforming machine;

Figure 6 is a bale tie produced by the presentinvention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of bale tie-forming machine constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 88 of Figure '7 and r FigureQ is a transverse sectional view taken aloiig line 9-9 of Figure 7.

. 2 Referring now in more detail, and by reference characters to the drawings, which illustrate j practical embodiments 'of my invention, A designates a bale tie-forming machine havin ean ob long rectangularbase member I formed prefer-' ably of wood or any other suitable material.

Mounted by means of bolts 2 upon the upper face of the base member- I,' and extending along the longitudinal axis thereof, is a-U-shaped member 3 having a horizontal bight portion 4 and vertically upwardly extending legs 5, 5'. Similarly mounted, by means of bolts 2, in forwardly spaced alignment with the U -shaped member 3, is

an L-shaped'membert having a vertical leg" 'I provided witha horizontal slot or jaw- 8 extending inwardly from one vertical margin of the leg I, and being substantially wider than the diameter of the heaviest baling wire that the machine is designed to acct)mmo'date. Shiftably mounted in surface abuttin position against the outer face of the leg I is 'achuck plate 9 having three optionaljaw slots' I0, Ill',- I0", for respectively accommodating wire of different gauges, and being provided at its opposite end with vertical slots ,I I, I2,for'slidable engagement with the forward- 1y projecting ends of retainer bolts I3, in turn provided, on their outer ends, with wing nuts I I.

Rotatably'mounted in, and extending through, the legs' 5, 5', of the U-shaped member 3, in coaxial alignment with the slot 8, is a crank I5 provided at its rear end with a handle I6, and at its forward end with a hook portion I'I. Fixed upon the crank, for rotative abutment against the inner faces, respectively,- of the legs 5,5, are

. :set collars I8, I8, to prevent axial translation or movement of the crank I5 as it is turned.

In operation, the desired slot or jaw of the chuckplate 9 is. aligned with the slot 8 by proper adjustment and is secured in such adjusted position by tightening of the wing nuts I4. A piece of baling wire a, of predetermined length, is fed therethrough', until the end e abuts against the forwardly presented face Ofthe'leg 5. The end e is thereupon bent backwardly through the aligned slot 8 and the selected jaw slot III ofthe chuck plate 9. (as shownin Figures 1 and 5), forming a tight reversezbend about the hook H. The crank handle I6 is 'then rotated causing the parallel sections of the'bent wire a to intertwine,

thereby forming a closedeye 20 and twisted shank 2|. The bale tie win'e so preparedis then ready for use.

It is to be particularly noted that th distance between the hook' I1 and the forwardly presented face of the leg 5, and between the hook I1 and the rearwardly presented face of the leg T,'is such between the hook and the adjacent arm of the that a substantial portion of the reversely bent bracket, said leg being provided with a, Jawend of wire a will project through slots 8 and forming slot for receiving the end portions of a lo, and the twisted end of the finished bale tie piece of baling wire bent around the hook and will be of adequate length to insure proper 6 backwardly upon itself whereby said end is held strength. against rotation as the handle is turned and is If desired, a modified form of bale tie-forming thereby caused to twist in the formation of a machine A may be provided, as shown in Figure twisted shank and closed eye. e ng substantially sim lar e Previously -3. A. bale tie-forming machine comprising a described ibalestie'efoismmgg machi'rieezA'aand ham 10 base anember; a ue'shapedebracketisecured upon ing a base l"vvhiclr"islonger than the base'l and tl'ie'upper fa'ce ofthe base member and having extends forwardly fora distance suflicient to aca'wpair of upwardly extending spaced parallel commodate the entire length of-a bundle of uni-* arms, a rod rotatably mounted in and extending withmaahooka; andsare-' formed bale tie wires. The base I is:prov idedz:atz1=. horizontallygbetween said arms, being provided spaced points along its length, with a'plurality of on one endawithla handle and on the other end L-shaped brackets 22 having verti fial' arms fl vritlf*ah0okZ an'tauxiliary bracket also mounted and horizontal arms 24 extending-gbeneathathe upomtheeupper faceaof the basemember having base I and being secured thereto by counter-f H an ,.upward ly extending leg disposed. in spaced sunk fiat-headed screws 25, and, welded-f as at a- "par 'alle'lrelation to the arms of the bracket and c, to extending portions ofithe horizontal arms spaced outwardly from the hook, said leg being 24,-, are-:- Uz-ShJJDBdi-ibEaBkEGSr-Z5: v Rdgidlyyseeured spacedroutwasdlyifrormzthe:hoolmbyx'a'wrdistance atwtheiextremeend:ofetheloaserl fralfli-llpStandfi substantially lesssthan-r thee distance: between-the ingg zgchanneleshapedeend sstopgzi'lfigand-isimilarl hook and the adjacent arm of the' bracketgsaidf securedeon-vtheisideeofntheebasesl ad-jacent :lthelr' legabeing: provided-swith ra ja-w-iforming 'slot'for forming-gnechanism-isamangle hracket 2 fiha-vingc receivingethee end :p'ortions of ."a piece" of baling: a horizontally-g:rojectingafiange 291provi-dedwitlre wireebentraround-rthe hookrand'ba-ckwardlyupon? a =verticalrsteelapim fonzreeeiying gthei for-medal itselt whereby; said; endeds held "againstrotation? formedgon rthelanachineeAt-itheyzare aemovedaiandm toatwist in ltherformationsfof 'awtwisted shank: and: i: stored iwithinetheetrough formed; by; their UT- closed eyerrandcaaplate:slidably:mountedaonzsaick shapembrackets 2eewithetheeyeflfl oi saidiformedzi leg-sianckhavin ep-lurar'lityofeslo'ts forropt'rcnal-i balestiesrencircling steeleaaimfl andrsheld in placeez rgistrationiwit the :j aw -forming-cgslot :iwherebw' therebylri.

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5 ;-arms, being provided on one end witli' a handle' a xil ry bn'ackett also'e' dispose'daincspacediiiparallekzrelamt garmsfi. lithegbmcketfiandi D'acedta'outwardly' frometnea;

hook, said leg being provided with a jawqormp,

k-and,tback'e gagainst rotation as the handleais turnedeamlqims thereby caused to twist in the formation of a twisted shank and closed eye, said base member having an extended end portion of substantial length, and rack-forming means mounted on such extended'end portion.

6. A bale tie-forming machine unitarily comprising a base member, a U-shaped bracket se- I cured upon the upper face of the base member at one end thereof and having a pair of upwardly extending spaced parallel arms, a rod ro tatably mounted in and extending horizontally between said arms, being provided on one end with a handle and on the other end with a hook, an auxiliary bracket also mounted upon the upper face of the base member having an upwardly extending leg disposed in spaced parallel relation to the arms of the bracket and spaced outwardly from the hook, said leg beingprovided with a jaw-forming slot for receiving the end portions of a piece of ba1ing wire bent around the-hook and backwardly upon itself whereby said end is held against rotation as the handle is turned and is thereby caused to twist in the formation of a twisted shank and closed eye, said base member having an extended end-portion of substantial length, first rack-forming means adapted to receive uniformed wire, and

second rack-forming means adapted to receive finished bale ties.

JACOB H. YOUNG.

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